A must-do while in Belfast is check out the Titanic building. It is beautiful, sitting on the water in Belfast, inviting people inside to see the history and learn the story of the people who built and sailed on the Titanic.
And for the quilters, crafters, and sewist’s out there – matching Kona colors!
For your own palettes, you definitely need to use the Palette Builder at PlayCrafts.
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Welcome to episode 045 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.
In this episode I talk to Sylvia Schaefer of Flying Parrot Quilts. We had a fun visit about how she got started quilting, her process for designing, and thoughts on making quilts specifically for shows.
I found Sylvia thanks to her Insane Artichoke Quilt – take a look at it, insane may be a funny title, but it’s a crazy quilt for sure. I love this design! Thanks again for being on the show Sylvia!
Sylvia has a page for her Science Quilts as well as for her non-science quilts. We talk about her growth in quilting, and even a cursory glance at the thumbnails of the quilts on these pages this growth is evident and easily seen. I am always happy to see people pushing themselves, trying something new, figuring out something new. Sylvia said something that really clicked and that is that there are enough simple patterns out there. That is something that makes a person pause. At some point, I think everyone that sews or quilts starts working on their own designs. We change a pattern here or there, that feels comfortable, and we move on to designing a quilt. And Sylvia is right, there are a lot of easy patterns out there. The great thing is that there is room for all of these patterns. There are people who want to push the boundaries and want an advanced pattern to help them get there. The patterns that Sylvia is creating and selling are not crazy difficult, but they are also not on the simple side of things.
We also talk about the process for making a quilt and how a quilt you are interested in entering in a quilt show is made differently than a quilt you are giving to a baby. She’s so right, isn’t she? I mean, a baby quilt is going to be loved and chewed on and dragged around and washed regularly. No one is going to critique your stitches or binding, but a quilt show doesn’t have babies for judges. So there are definite differences that exist depending on why you are making a quilt.
Click for the Insane Artichoke Quilt pattern and the Paper Crane Quilt pattern, both available in Sylvia’s Flying Parrot Quilts Craftsy store. Here is her binding curves tutorial as well.
Where you can find Sylvia – Sylvia on instagram – Sylvia on pinterest – Flying Parrot Quilts on Craftsy
Listen to episode 045 and let me know how you make a quilt differently when thinking about the future of the quilt.
Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m quilting a starquilt!
Though I don’t drink very often (despite being surrounded by possibly the best wine anywhere), I love a good margarita. Here is what sounds like a great orange margarita! David Lebovitz’s website is so great, I love reading his recipes and I wish I could have taken a tour from him while we lived here. When I finally realized he offered classes, they were already sold out. I look forward to trying the orange margarita though, April in Brittany has been beautiful but for the rain that came back a few days ago.
As always, it’s the behind the scenes stuff that is crazy interesting to me. Read all about how Tim Gunn spends his Sunday. I love his schedule, it looks very fun. I’ll have to write up how we spend our Sunday’s.
It’s a bit embarrassing to admit that I might speak less French than I did a year ago. I’m just not around enough French speakers, though I try to have the kids speak French around the house. They frequently correct my pronunciation, which is fine of course, and appreciated, but after a few times even that gets annoying. That’s not a great excuse I know, I need to study on my own and talk to the kids. I am not always looking for a new resource, but I stumbled upon this one recently. I am also looking for French music and then looking up the lyrics. Anything to make it a bit interesting right. Here is a good one I found not too long ago:
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Our vacation last summer was really a fun time. One of the best thing we did was simply walk around whatever city we happened to be in at the time. We walked around Belfast, finding beautiful gardens, stopping by Queens University, and having a fun day.
And for the quilters, crafters, and sewist’s out there – matching Kona colors!
For your own palettes, you definitely need to use the Palette Builder at PlayCrafts.
Head over to iTunes and subscribe to Me Being Crafty so you don’t miss an episode! You can also subscribe on stitcher.
Welcome to episode 044 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.
In this episode I am talking about my experience with the 100 Days project and I am finding that this length of time – which is both very little bit also significant – has opened my eyes to what can be accomplished when you focus on a specific task.
I found the 100 Day Project through Meighan O’Toole, the host of the podcast What’s Your Story. She is always sharing really great artistic and creative things so I am glad I caught this one and was able to join in!
Here is the link to my 100 Days of Starquilts
A link to the 100 Day project (people are also tagging 100 Day project – no ‘the’)
The Year of Making – I have fallen off of taking an posting a picture every day, but I talk about thinking about this year of making every time I cook. Maybe for me it’s translated into a food thing? HHmmm, interesting.
A reminder of where you can find me – Tsoniki on Instagram – Tsoniki on Twitter – Me Being Crafty facebook page
Listen to episode 044 and let me know if you have ever participated in a challenge, I know a lot of people out there are working on a year of making!
Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m working quickly to finish the starquilt I am making for my niece!